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overstep

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of overstep

to go beyond the limit of

the principal overstepped her authority in ordering everyone to remain in the unheated school

Synonyms of overstep

break, exceed, outreach, outrun, overpass, overreach, overrun, overshoot, surpass, transcend

Words Related to overstep

encroach, entrench (also intrench), infringe, invade, trespass

overdo, overuse, overutilize, overwork

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